Radio’s Tita Swarding; 60
By Bayani San Diego Jr.
A day after the death of radio announcer Tita Swarding, his wife still couldn’t believe that her husband of 27 years was now gone.
A day after the death of radio announcer Tita Swarding, his wife still couldn’t believe that her husband of 27 years was now gone.
Legendary Indian singer Shamshad Begum has died. She was 94.
Songwriter George Jackson, co-author of “Old Time Rock and Roll” and hundreds of other soul, rock and rhythm and blues tunes, has died. He was 68.
Richard Griffiths, the British actor who played the boy wizard’s unsympathetic Uncle Vernon in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 65.
True to the lyrics of the theme from his popular 1980s “Champoy” television show, life was “bitter-sweet-and-sour” for actor Subas Herrero, who died in Rochester, New York, on Thursday (2 a.m. Friday in Manila).
On the first shooting day of the 1981 teen romance flick “Dear Heart” in Baguio, filmmaker Danny L. Zialcita asked newcomer Sharon Cuneta: “How old are you, hija?” Cuneta replied, “I’m 15 years old.” The mercurial director quipped: “Okay, we’ll shoot sequence 15.” Such a spontaneous shooting style was Zialcita’s trademark throughout [...]
Filmmaker Danny Zialcita, 72, passed away on Sunday, according to industry insiders. News of his death was brought up during a meeting of the Nagkakaisang Manggagawa ng Pelikulang Pilipino on Tuesday. Actor Rap Fernandez posted the news on his Twitter account. Viva head Vic del Rosario confirmed the news, hailing the late director as [...]
Filmmaker Danny Zialcita passed away on Sunday, according to industry insiders.
Carlo Bulahan of the vocal harmony group Tux has passed away last Saturday after a four-year battle with colon cancer, and suffering from complications arising from the illness.
US pianist Van Cliburn, who won a world competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War and whose music transcended the decades-long standoff, died at age 78 on Wednesday, his foundation said.
Jazz musician Donald Byrd, a leading hard-bop trumpeter of the 1950s who collaborated on dozens of albums with top artists of his time and later enjoyed commercial success with hit jazz-funk fusion records such as “Black Byrd,” has died. He was 80.
US singer Patti Page, famous for songs including “The Tennessee Waltz” and the novelty hit “How much is that Doggie in the Window?”, has died, a spokesman said Wednesday. She was 85.
